Peace be with you
Children's sermon
Object:
a holy kiss or the passing of the peace
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. (v. 12)
Good morning, boys and girls. What do people do when they meet each other? (let them answer) When you leave the church on Sunday morning and the pastor is standing at the door to greet you, what does he do? (let them answer) That's right, he shakes hands with almost all of the members.
During our worship service we move around a little bit during the service and greet each other with these words, "The peace of the Lord be with you." What do we do when we say these words? (let them answer) That's right, we shake each other's hands or we hold each other's hands or we hug.
Do you know what they did in the time of Jesus, and still do today in many churches, when people greet each other? (let them answer) You may not guess, so I will tell you the answer. Jesus would greet Peter and John and all of the followers with a "holy kiss." Many people still do it. Do you see people giving each other a hug when they meet each other at the beginning of the day or when they leave each other? We call that a "holy hug."
They did not kiss each other on the lips but they kissed each other on the cheek and they said, "The Lord be with you."
In Saint Paul's writings, he tells the people in Corinth and Ephesus and Rome to give each other a "holy kiss." Would anyone like to exchange with me a "holy kiss?" (see if anyone volunteers -- if not select someone in the congregation and say to them as you kiss their cheek or brush cheeks, "The peace of the Lord be with you")
You don't have to kiss each other and instead you can take the other person's hand and say, "The peace of the Lord be with you." Let's take turns passing the peace and remember that in the time of Jesus they gave each other holy kisses.
The next time you see church members giving hugs or kisses on the cheek you will know why they are doing it. They are doing it because it is the way the Bible people greeted each other. Say with me once more the words that Christians use when they pass the peace. "The peace of the Lord be with you." Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. What do people do when they meet each other? (let them answer) When you leave the church on Sunday morning and the pastor is standing at the door to greet you, what does he do? (let them answer) That's right, he shakes hands with almost all of the members.
During our worship service we move around a little bit during the service and greet each other with these words, "The peace of the Lord be with you." What do we do when we say these words? (let them answer) That's right, we shake each other's hands or we hold each other's hands or we hug.
Do you know what they did in the time of Jesus, and still do today in many churches, when people greet each other? (let them answer) You may not guess, so I will tell you the answer. Jesus would greet Peter and John and all of the followers with a "holy kiss." Many people still do it. Do you see people giving each other a hug when they meet each other at the beginning of the day or when they leave each other? We call that a "holy hug."
They did not kiss each other on the lips but they kissed each other on the cheek and they said, "The Lord be with you."
In Saint Paul's writings, he tells the people in Corinth and Ephesus and Rome to give each other a "holy kiss." Would anyone like to exchange with me a "holy kiss?" (see if anyone volunteers -- if not select someone in the congregation and say to them as you kiss their cheek or brush cheeks, "The peace of the Lord be with you")
You don't have to kiss each other and instead you can take the other person's hand and say, "The peace of the Lord be with you." Let's take turns passing the peace and remember that in the time of Jesus they gave each other holy kisses.
The next time you see church members giving hugs or kisses on the cheek you will know why they are doing it. They are doing it because it is the way the Bible people greeted each other. Say with me once more the words that Christians use when they pass the peace. "The peace of the Lord be with you." Amen.
